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Robert H. Pietrzak

Robert H. Pietrzak

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Psychology

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97
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32152
World Ranking
716
National Ranking
449

Medicine

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31465
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National Ranking
4827

Overview

Robert H. Pietrzak is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Psychology and Medicine. The main subfields of their work include Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research covers several important topics with a focus on mental health and trauma. Key areas include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Resilience and Mental Health, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, Migration, Health and Trauma, COVID-19 and Mental Health, and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Frequent publication venues for Robert H. Pietrzak include:

  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Collaborations with other researchers are a notable part of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ian C. Fischer
  • Peter J. Na
  • Steven M. Southwick
  • Jack Tsai
  • Adriana Feder

Selected recent papers illustrate the focus on trauma, mental health, and healthcare worker well-being. These include:

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Repeated Ketamine Administration for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Moral distress in frontline healthcare workers in the initial epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: Relationship to PTSD symptoms, burnout, and psychosocial functioning, 2021, Depression and Anxiety
  • Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Frontline Health Care Workers During the Pandemic Surge in New York City, 2021, Chronic Stress
  • PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans, 2022, The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and Axis I comorbidity of full and partial posttraumatic stress disorder in the United States: results from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

    Robert H. Pietrzak;Risë B. Goldstein;Steven M. Southwick;Bridget F. Grant

  • Validity of the CogState Brief Battery: Relationship to Standardized Tests and Sensitivity to Cognitive Impairment in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, and AIDS Dementia Complex

    Paul M Maruff;Elizabeth Thomas;Lucette A Cysique;Lucette A Cysique;Bruce J Brew

  • Overweight and obesity are associated with psychiatric disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

    Nancy M. Petry;Danielle Barry;Robert H. Pietrzak;Julie A. Wagner

  • International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

    Caroline M. Nievergelt;Caroline M. Nievergelt;Adam X. Maihofer;Adam X. Maihofer;Torsten Klengel;Torsten Klengel;Elizabeth G. Atkinson;Elizabeth G. Atkinson

  • Psychosocial buffers of traumatic stress, depressive symptoms, and psychosocial difficulties in veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: The role of resilience, unit support, and postdeployment social support

    Robert H. Pietrzak;Douglas C. Johnson;Marc B. Goldstein;James C. Malley

  • How does social support enhance resilience in the trauma-exposed individual?

    Lauren Sippel;Robert Pietrzak;Dennis Charney;Linda Mayes

  • Lower synaptic density is associated with depression severity and network alterations.

    Sophie E. Holmes;Dustin Scheinost;Sjoerd J. Finnema;Mika Naganawa

  • Dimensional structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress symptoms: Support for a hybrid Anhedonia and Externalizing Behaviors model

    Cherie Armour;Jack Tsai;Jack Tsai;Tory A. Durham;Ruby Charak

  • Risk and protective factors associated with suicidal ideation in veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

    Robert H. Pietrzak;Marc B. Goldstein;James C. Malley;Alison J. Rivers

  • Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in U.S. older adults: findings from a nationally representative survey.

    Kristin Reynolds;Robert H Pietrzak;Robert H Pietrzak;Renée El-Gabalawy;Corey S Mackenzie

  • Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study.

    Alexander Neumeister;Marc D. Normandin;Marc D. Normandin;Robert H. Pietrzak;Robert H. Pietrzak;Daniele Piomelli

  • The role of coping, resilience, and social support in mediating the relation between PTSD and social functioning in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Jack Tsai;Ilan Harpaz-Rotem;Robert H. Pietrzak;Steven M. Southwick

  • A network analysis of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and correlates in U.S. military veterans

    Cherie Armour;Eiko I. Fried;Marie K. Deserno;Jack Tsai

  • Trajectories of PTSD risk and resilience in World Trade Center responders: an 8-year prospective cohort study.

    R. H. Pietrzak;A. Feder;R. Singh;C. B. Schechter

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder in the US veteran population: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

    Blair E. Wisco;Brian P. Marx;Erika J. Wolf;Mark W. Miller

  • Persistence of multiple illnesses in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers: a cohort study.

    Juan P Wisnivesky;Susan L Teitelbaum;Andrew C Todd;Paolo Boffetta

  • Post-traumatic growth among veterans in the USA: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

    J. Tsai;R. El-Gabalawy;W. H. Sledge;S. M. Southwick

  • Gender Differences in Associations Between Body Mass Index and DSM-IV Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

    Danielle Barry;Robert H. Pietrzak;Nancy M. Petry

  • Cognitive effects of immediate-release methylphenidate in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Robert H Pietrzak;Catherine M Mollica;Paul Maruff;Peter J Snyder;Peter J Snyder

  • Health problems and medical utilization associated with gambling disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

    Benjamin J. Morasco;Robert H. Pietrzak;Carlos Blanco;Bridget F. Grant

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Southwick
Steven M. Southwick Yale University
Jack Tsai
Jack Tsai The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ilan Harpaz-Rotem
Ilan Harpaz-Rotem Yale University
John H. Krystal
John H. Krystal Yale University
Paul Maruff
Paul Maruff University of Melbourne
Peter J. Snyder
Peter J. Snyder University of Rhode Island
Yen Ying Lim
Yen Ying Lim Monash University
Victor L. Villemagne
Victor L. Villemagne University of Pittsburgh
Ralph N. Martins
Ralph N. Martins Edith Cowan University
Christopher C. Rowe
Christopher C. Rowe University of Melbourne

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